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A pencil sharpener (or pencil pointer, or in Ireland a parer or topper[1]) is a tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor. It is common for many sharpeners to have a casing around them, which can be removed for emptying the pencil shavings debris into a bin.
- ^ Gerry Coughlan; Martin Hughes (2007). Irish Language and Culture. Lonely Planet. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-74059-577-3.